tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post2814561776450167487..comments2023-11-05T06:37:03.280-06:00Comments on A Corner Garden: My Annual Sweet Potato Vine Taste Testing (Yes, You Can Eat Ornamental Sweet Potatoes)Corner Gardener Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-46093365611285080952010-12-12T23:44:14.568-06:002010-12-12T23:44:14.568-06:00Love it!
I had no idea that you could actually eat...Love it!<br />I had no idea that you could actually eat ornamental sweet potatoes! As an experiment, I planted them in a straw bale this past year and I remember wondering if they were edible. Thanks for tasting and sharing your experience!!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446274738954245807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-34280680697454687742010-11-08T13:56:35.644-06:002010-11-08T13:56:35.644-06:00I have never tried growing sweet potatoes before, ...I have never tried growing sweet potatoes before, but I've always wondered if the ornamental varieties were any good for eating. Maybe I'll give the winning variety a try!ARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15362251036272954989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-57931049517639980552010-11-07T14:19:27.868-06:002010-11-07T14:19:27.868-06:00First of all, I love the header shot. So cute!
I ...First of all, I love the header shot. So cute!<br /><br />I also like how you called your husband up from his "man cave!" <br />It is good you found a sweet potato you liked!Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-81379151069229841172010-11-07T06:30:06.261-06:002010-11-07T06:30:06.261-06:00Hi Sue,
What an interesting post. I had no idea th...Hi Sue,<br />What an interesting post. I had no idea they were edible. <br /><br />I am using my extra hour right now sipping my second cup of coffee and reading blogs.<br /><br />Love your header picture!Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-38558138794291569872010-11-06T21:18:16.731-05:002010-11-06T21:18:16.731-05:00I'm not sure what brand goat cheese it was, I ...I'm not sure what brand goat cheese it was, I just used plain goat cheese for the sandwich. It is delicious with the oven roasted tomatoes.meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-91857457124331408042010-11-06T19:48:16.911-05:002010-11-06T19:48:16.911-05:00Hmmm. I have some ornamental sweet potato tubers I...Hmmm. I have some ornamental sweet potato tubers I was hoping to replant next spring. I'm not sure if I'd eat them even though they're edible. LOLEG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-34439083112634569332010-11-06T16:03:19.372-05:002010-11-06T16:03:19.372-05:00Never ate them myself. Looks like you had fun tryi...Never ate them myself. Looks like you had fun trying them out. Have to admit... love the vines.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-10295347545830890652010-11-06T08:33:34.605-05:002010-11-06T08:33:34.605-05:00Thanks for the comments. Darla, I found the artic...Thanks for the comments. Darla, I found the article you were talking about, and put a link in for it. I'll put it here, too, for anyone who subscribed to the follow up comments. I have found that they aren't as dry when baked rather than microwaved. A little spray of margarine adds some moisture, too. Proven Winners' 'Midnight Lace' was the one I liked the best this time.<br /><br />Here's the article:<br /><br />http://www.provenwinners.com/garden/articles.cfm?contentID=150Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-73796918233241585992010-11-06T08:23:04.647-05:002010-11-06T08:23:04.647-05:00I have saved the tuber to replant, but think it wa...I have saved the tuber to replant, but think it was developed for foliage. There is a sweet gene to work with for the good eaters obviously, the one I tried was dry and had no flavor.I cooked some 2 pounders and they were yummy,this was a favorite to grow for my dad, he had won some ribbons gromwing up in SE NE as a kid.Have you ever grown one in a jar of water?Fun for kids over the winter months, they trail all over the place.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-65666617177689603212010-11-06T07:07:55.102-05:002010-11-06T07:07:55.102-05:00I actually just read on the Proven Winner's si...I actually just read on the Proven Winner's site that ornamental potatoes can be eaten if you have not used chemicals on them. They are stringy and dry when cooked...how timely was this read? lolDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-51021859043300060432010-11-06T06:22:06.044-05:002010-11-06T06:22:06.044-05:00I grow them but have never eaten them. I remember...I grow them but have never eaten them. I remember you blogging about this topic though. YOu can save your potatoes in a dry dark place to plant next year..Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-16727455562762923242010-11-06T06:10:30.649-05:002010-11-06T06:10:30.649-05:00They are so lovely as they grow . I have a lot . t...They are so lovely as they grow . I have a lot . they tend to push out the other plants though. Your header is the greatest. Next you 3 will make snow angels hahai beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-78464882480409206772010-11-06T05:00:19.971-05:002010-11-06T05:00:19.971-05:00Hi Sue! What a great play by play...you ARE organ...Hi Sue! What a great play by play...you ARE organized...lol!<br />Never tried these ornamental vines but I always wondered if they were edible...now I know!<br />Like your new blog colors ;)<br />Lynnlynn'sgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104383899991317740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-30107485743370672292010-11-06T02:29:28.873-05:002010-11-06T02:29:28.873-05:00What a lovely blog of yours...
Have a nice weekend...What a lovely blog of yours...<br />Have a nice weekend..<br />ullabellahimlaverkethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01905155475855742257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-2026983993147012902010-11-06T00:08:59.903-05:002010-11-06T00:08:59.903-05:00Thanks for letting us know that you can eat the tu...Thanks for letting us know that you can eat the tubers from ornamental sweet potatoes. I have some this year in pots with some other flowers. I need to pull them and empty the pots, so I'll have to see if there are tubers under there.<br /><br />I grew regular sweet potatoes (Georgia Jet) this year, and got nothing. Lots of roots, but no potatoes.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-25818420725977621502010-11-05T23:40:41.577-05:002010-11-05T23:40:41.577-05:00How cool!! 'taters is one thing we haven'...How cool!! 'taters is one thing we haven't grown. We just don't have the space to store the quantity we need to grow.floweringmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14458738097507242619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-69993185425205033502010-11-05T21:46:26.557-05:002010-11-05T21:46:26.557-05:00Thanks for trying it. A friend of mine cooked and...Thanks for trying it. A friend of mine cooked and ate one from her plants last year. She wasn't excited by it's flavor.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8333330062798605073.post-51713179420917469522010-11-05T21:38:43.866-05:002010-11-05T21:38:43.866-05:00That is so interesting! I've never grown orna...That is so interesting! I've never grown ornamental sweet potato, this is definitely a good experiment. I guess if you were really really hungry, you might want to eat that again. haha.meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.com